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The oven fan operates without heat and circulates the
air, at room temperature, inside the oven. This
increases the speed of defrosting. However, please
note that the temperature of the kitchen will influence
the speed of defrosting.
This function is particularly suitable for delicate food
which could be damaged by heat, e.g. cream filled
gateaux, iced cakes, pastries, bread and other yeast
products.
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How to Use Defrosting
1. Turn the oven function control knob to .
2. Ensure the thermostat control knob is in the OFF
position.
Defrosting (Main Oven only)
• Cover food with a lid, aluminium foil or plastic
film to prevent drying out during defrosting.
• ALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAWING.
• Frozen food should be placed in a single layer
when ever possible and turned over half way
through the defrosting process.
• Only joints of meat and poultry up to 2 kg. (4 lb.)
are suitable for defrosting in this way.
Refer to the following table for approximate
defrosting times.
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Chicken 1000 g. 100-140 20-30 Place the chicken on an inverted
saucer on a large plate. Defrost open
and turn at half time or defrost
covered with foil. Remove giblets
as soon as possible.
Meat 1000 g. 100-140 20-30 Defrost open and turn at
half time or cover with foil
Meat 500 g. 90-120 20-30 As above
Trout 150 g. 23-35 10-15 Defrost open
Strawberries 300 g. 30-40 10-20 Defrost open
Butter 250 g. 30-40 10-15 Defrost open
Cream 2 x 200 g. 80-100 10-15 Defrost open (cream is
easy to whip even if parts
of it are still slightly frozen)
Cake 1400 g. 60 60 Defrost open
Food Defrosting time
(Mins) Standing time
(Mins) Notes
Hints and Tips
The times quoted in the chart should be used as a guide only, as the speed of defrosting will depend on the kitchen
temperature. For example, the colder the ambient temperature, the longer the defrosting time.